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Doctor Answers Questions About Legal Medical Marijuana Use (VIDEO)

Phillip Leveque has spent his life as a Combat Infantryman, Physician Pharmacologist and Toxicologist. He is an expert in the legal use of marijuana for healthcare.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Dr. Phillip Leveque and Bonnie King do their best to share helpful information with the latest round of Salem-News.com and Google Video visitor's questions. This video is part of a continuing series that offers information and question and answer segments on medical marijuana, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and other medical conditions.

As an Osteopath, Dr. Leveque treated Vietnam veterans along with many other people over the years who suffered from PTSD. When medical marijuana came into view as a legal option, Leveque was at the forefront of the political machine that helped legalize cannabis use for sick people in Oregon.

Iraqi Village Recovers From Deadly Car Bomb Attack (VIDEO)

After a car bomb kills 30 people in this village, the U.S. Army and Iraqi Police formulate plans to increase patrols.

(AL DUJAIL, Iraq) - American soldiers enter this town cautiously today. Just days earlier, a VBID- Vehicle Borne Explosive Device, ripped through a supermarket, killing 32 people and injuring as many as 50.

1st Lt. Mike Hammand with the Army's 101st Airborne explained what happened.

"An unknown insurgent comes up and brings the vehicle, either targeting the IP station across the street or the market. Detonates the vehicle right around 18:00, the time when most people have stopped fasting for Ramadan and have gone to the market, or restaurants around the market area to eat dinner, or get food for dinner, and blew the vehicle up."

Legendary Promoter Pete Bennett Brings Rock Stars to Oregon: Up Close and Personal (VIDEO)

Superstar Denny Laine's All-Star Wings concert hosted by Pete Bennett is at the Elsinore Theatre in Salem, Oregon at 7:30 Saturday night, and at the Aladdin Theatre in Portland on Sunday night.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - In the world of entertainment, there are stars and there are superstars, there are famous, and the infamous, and there are all of those yet to be discovered. Pete Bennett has met them all- or intends to.

Pete Bennett is world's #1 promotion man, as dubbed by Billboard Magazine and known by entertainers around the world. He promoted Elvis, the Beatles, the Who, the Rolling Stones, AeroSmith and scores more, and he's still going strong.

In this interview, Pete Bennett tells us about the concerts being held this weekend in Salem and Portland, showcasing Denny Laine (The Moody Blues, Paul McCartney & Wings) and the cast of other famous rockers who will be on stage in these two intimate venues.

Expect Wind, Rain and Temperature Drop from West Coast Storm

Satellite images show a large plume of moisture streaming into the West Coast. Rain and wind will intensify through the day from northern California to the lower mainland of British Columbia, with winds gusting as high as 60 mph in coastal areas along with rain and strong surf.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The powerful Pacific storm moving into the Pacific Northwest today will not only bring dramatic changes to the West, it will influence the weather across the country through early next week, according to AccuWeather.com.

A weak storm system moved into the Northwest on Thursday, setting the stage for the second, more powerful storm arriving today. On Saturday, the precipitation fans out across the Intermountain West.

Vietnam War Pilot Serving in Iraq Has Seen Many Changes (VIDEO)

An Oregon National Guard officer talks about his life as a Vietnam War helicopter pilot still serving in the military, currently deployed in Balad, Iraq in an air support role.

(BALAD, Iraq) - The world was different in 1969 when Barry Brown enlisted in the U.S. Army with a goal of flying helicopters. His dream was realized, and it led to Barry serving ten months as a Huey pilot in Vietnam.

Could Removal of U.S. Support Shift Iraq`s Peaceful Balance? (VIDEO)

Inside Iraq: Lessons in what happens when a nation stops paying its former enemies.

(ABU FADOOZ, Iraq) - Today's patrol will lead us to a village called Abu Fadooz, an Iraqi community that has become more stable in recent months, thanks largely most agree, to the money the United States began providing for Iraqi militias, to conduct security checkpoints referred to here in Iraq as CLC's.

Using tools like the AK-47 automatic assault rifle, the Sons of Iraq are the men whose presence has led to a steep decline in violence here. But in spite of that success, tens of thousands of these mostly Sunni neighborhood guards, will lose their jobs, as the United States pulls back funding and hands the future of the program back to the Iraqi government.

Marine Corps, Jordan and Israel Offer Hope for Iraqi Child Heart Patients (VIDEO)

A unique and unusual merger of nations offers hope to eight small Iraqi kids who suffer from congenital heart failure.

(AL ASAD, Iraq) - U.S. Marines are among the most accomplished killers in the world, but this Marine Corps story is about giving and sustaining life, rather than taking it.

A Navy doctor attached to the U.S. Marines at Al Asad has put together an amazing program to help Iraqi children receive medical aid that is not available anywhere in their own country. Lt. Commander Christina Williams is a family practice physician from Oklahoma who came to this land of war and death to deliver a unique and unexpected gift of life.

"Well there are several children that have cardiac anomalies, holes in their hearts, and they have no resources in this country in order to address their situation."

Iraq: Land of Sheiks and Agriculture (VIDEO)

Agriculture flourishes near Balad along with the good relations between American soldiers and local governmental leaders; known here as sheiks.

(BALAD, Iraq) - Iraq may invoke images of desert terrain and that is the case in certain areas, but around Balad, agriculture is the mainstay of the local economy.

Sgt Jonathan Fondow with the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne, says it is very good land, "Compared to if you go north or south of here, this is probably the best farming area that I have seen."

On this day, members of the 101st Airborne visited a local sheik who oversees the area's produce stores that sell these ag products that in turn feed many of the local people here.

Marine Security Mission in the Anbar Province (VIDEO)

Day and night, US Marines from the Al Asad Air Station check those who enter and leave the base. It may not be their "regular job" in the Corps, but then there is no single role for Marines.

(AL ANBAR PROVINCE, Iraq) - For Marines at the Al Asad Air Station in Iraq, running base security is a never ending mission. Calling it serious would be a grave understatement, and anyone who attempts to cross these warriors treads on dangerous ground.

The Vital Mission of U.S. Air Support in Iraq (VIDEO)

Tim King is embedded with Oregon's 2/641 Aviation Support Group in Balad, Iraq and filed this report from the flightline where they operate.

(BALAD, Iraq) - Members of the Oregon National Guard have a big mission on their hands and minds over the next several months. Their tour of duty in Iraq is an aviation support mission.

The 2/641 Aviation Support Group's specific responsibility, revolves around the C-23 Sherpa transport plane, known to these soldiers simply as "The Boxcar".

Major Brian Houston is a Blackhawk pilot who drew this unique mission that supports not helicopters, but large cargo planes and another type of high-speed Army transport planes known as "White Birds".